China raps US, Japan, New Zealand for interventions in South China Sea
Beijing – Japan is “playing with fire” with plans to step up activity in the contested South China Sea through joint training patrols with the United States, China’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday, warning it would not sit watching from the sidelines. China claims virtually the entire South China Sea and has repeatedly denounced what it views as interference there by the United States and its ally, Japan. Beijing also rapped Washington for its interventions in Asia, as tensions grow between the... Читать дальше...